Ruston Police officers spotted a wanted man while they were conducting business at the local Office of Motor Vehicles.
Nikaulyn Goree, 20, of Ruston, was arrested July 15 after an RPD officer recognized him sitting in the waiting area of the Office of Motor Vehicles. Earlier in the day, RPD officers were informed Goree was wanted on two warrants from Ruston City Court.
Once Goree was spotted, the officers left the building and waited outside with back up until Goree left the office. He was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
A search warrant was obtained for Goree’s vehicle in the Office of Motor Vehicles’ parking lot. During a search, approximately 430 grams of marijuana was found in a book bag on the passenger seat. Four hydrocodone pills were found among the marijuana.
Goree was booked for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of hydrocodone with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance in a drug free zone, and the Ruston City Court warrants charging him with resisting an officer and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
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